Summary of Innovative/Alternative Technologies Approved for Use in Massachusetts and Under Review

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General Use

Provisional Use

Piloting

Remedial Use

Technologies with Nitrogen Reduction Credit

Using a Technology Not Currently Approved for Use in Massachusetts

Certified for General Use See approval letters and O&M checklists for all technologies certified for general use.
Technology	Model(s)	Company	Technology Description	Approved Use & Approval Date
Composting Toilets	Compliant with Title 5	Generic	Composting Toilet	Composting toilets as described in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.289(3))
Recirculating Sand Filter	Compliant with Title 5	Generic	Sand Filter	BOD₅ and TSS removal; Nitrogen reduction
ADS GEO-flow Pipe Leaching System	GeoFlow Pipe Leaching System	Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc. 4640 Trueman Boulevard Hilliard, OH 43026	Alternative SAS * Bed only	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: October 24, 2011
Advantex Treatment System	Advantex AX20, AX100	Orenco Systems, Inc. 814 Airways Avenue Sutherlin, OR 97479	Textile filter	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: October 4, 2007
Amphidrome	Amphidrome Process	F.R. Mahony & Associates, Inc. 131 Weymouth Street Rockland, MA 02370	Submerged Attached-Growth Sequencing Bioreactor	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: March 29, 2007
Bioclere	16, 22, 24, 30, and 36 series	Aquapoint 259A Samuel Barnet Blvd. New Bedford, MA 02745	Trickling Filter	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: June 6, 2005
BioDiffuser and ARC Chambers	BioDiffuser 11" Standard, BioDiffuser 14" High Capacity, BioDiffuser 16" High Capacity, BioDiffuser 15" Narrow (Bio 2), BioDiffuser 22" Narrow (Bio 3), ARC 36, ARC 36HC, ARC 50, ARC 18, ARC 24, ARC 36 LP (3.8 inch-invert), and ARC 36 LP (8 inch-invert)	Infiltrator Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 768 4 Business Park Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: October 30, 2008
Bio-Microbics MicroFAST	MicroFAST, High Strength FAST, and NitriFAST	Bio-Microbics, Inc. 8450 Cole Parkway Shawnee, KS 66227	Aerobic Treatment Unit	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: March 22, 2011
Bio-Microbics MicroFAST	MicroFAST, High Strength FAST, and NitriFAST for Systems less than 2,000 GPD	Bio-Microbics, Inc. 8450 Cole Parkway Shawnee, KS 66227	Aerobic with Nitrogen Reduction Treatment Unit	Nitrogen Reduction- Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approved: December 30, 2010
BUSSE-MF System	Models B-220, 440, 660, 880, 1000, 1500, 2000	Busse Green Technologies Inc. 1101 South Euclid Ave. Oak Park, IL 60304	Activated sludge process and a membrane process (biological-filtration)	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: December 4, 2009
Clean Solution Treatment System	250, 250 Integral, 250PT, 250ST3, 250ST4, 600, 1000, 1750, 2500, 3100 and 10000	Wastewater Alternatives, Inc. 2 Whitney Road, Suite 10 Concord, NH 03301	Biological Treatment Unit	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: March 9, 2010
Cromaglass WWT Systems	CA-5, CA-12, CA-25, CA-30, CA-50, CA-60, CA-100, CA-120, and CA-150	Cromaglass Corporation P.O. Box 3215 2902 N. Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701	Sequencing Batch Reactor	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: May 3, 2004
Cultec Chambers	EZ-24; Contactor C4; Recharger 180, 280 and 330XL	Cultec, Inc. PO Box 280, 878 Federal Road Brookfield, CT 06804	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: February 22, 2011
Dominator Septic Tanks	1001010W, 1001411W, 1001511W	Snyder Industries, Inc. 4700 Fremont St., PO Box 4583 Lincoln, NE 68504	Polyethylene septic tanks	Equivalent to conventional septic tank. Approval: September 2, 2009
Eljen In-Drain Systems	Type B43 and A42	Eljen Corporation 125 McKee Street East Hartford, CT 06108	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: October 24, 2011
EZ Flow Polystyrene Aggregate System	EZ1202V, EZ1203T, EZ1203H, EZ1402V, EZ1203 Bed, EZ1203 Mound	Infiltrator Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 768 4 Business Park Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations Approval: November 9, 2011
Flowtech Polystyrene Aggregate Soil Absorption System	FTS122V-1 OC, 24 inch FTS123T-1 OC, 30 inch FTS123T-1 OC, FTSG123H-1 OC, FTS 142V-1 OC, FTSG129H-3 OC (bed) and FTSG129H-3 OC (mound)	ICC Technologies, Inc. 240 Boundary Road Marlboro, NJ 07746	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations Approval: September 14, 2009
Geoflow Subsurface Drip Wastewater Disposal System	Classic WF 16 and WF Special Order and WFPC 16 and WFPC Special Order series	Geoflow Inc. 506 Tamal Plaza Corte Madera, CA 94250	Pressure Distribution System (Subsurface)	Dispersal Unit Approval: August 21, 2007
Hoots Aerobic Systems	Hoots Aeroic H-Series H-500A, H-600A, H-750A and H-1000A	Hoots Aerobic Systems Inc. 2885 Highway 14 East Lake Charles, LA 70607	Aeration device with indigenous bacteria	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: June 30, 3009
Infiltrator Chambers	High Capacity chamber, Quick4 High Capacity chamber, Standard chamber, Quick4 Standard chamber, Quick4 Plus Standard, Quick4 Plus Standard LP (Low Profile), Infiltrator 3050 (Storm Tech SC-740), Equalizer 24 chamber, Quick4 Equalizer 24 chamber, Equalizer 36 chamber, Quick4 Equalizer 36 chamber, and Quick4 Equalizer 24 LP (Low Profile)	Infiltrator Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 768 4 Business Park Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: March 30, 2011
JET Aerobic Wastewater Treatment	JET-500, JET-750, JET-1250, JET-1500	Clearwater Recovery 175 Spring Street Rockland, MA 02370	Aerobic Treatment Unit	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: September 22, 2003
Perc-Rite Drip System	ASD 15, 25, and 40	American Manufacturing Co, Inc. PO Box 549 Manassas, VA 20108	Pressure Distribution System (Subsurface)	Dispersal Unit Approval: April 4, 2011
Pirana System	Pirana System	SepTech/Pirana System 1875 Joy Road Occidental, CA 95465	SAS Aeration with Bacterial Augmentation	Enhance and maintain performance of properly functioning SAS. Approval: September 22, 2011
Polyethylene Septic Tanks	TW-1050, TW-1250, and TW-1500	Infiltrator Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 768 6 Business Park Road Old Saybrook, CT 06475	Polyethylene septic tanks	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: October 24, 2008
Polyethylene Septic Tanks	41759, 41780, 41819, 42396	Norwesco, Inc. PO Box 439 St Bonifacius, MN 55375-0439	Polyethylene septic tanks	Equivalent to conventional septic tank. Approval: February 8, 2008
Presby Enviro-Septic Wastewater Treatment System	Enviro-Septic	Presby Environmental Inc. 143 Airport Road Whitefield, NH 03598	Alternative SAS * * Bed only	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: October 24, 2011
Roth Global SEPTECH this replaces FRALO SEPTEC poly tanks	ST 1060, 1250, and 1500	Roth Global Plastics, Inc. PO Box 2451 One General Motors Drive Syracuse, NY 13206	Polyethylene Septic Tanks	Equivalent to conventional septic tank Approval: March 2, 2011
RUCK	Systems less than 2000 gpd	Innovative RUCK Systems, Inc. 362 Gifford Street Falmouth, MA 02540	Filter	Nitrogen Reduction Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: November 29, 2007
SeptiTech Treatment System	400, 550, 750, 1200, 1500 and 3000	SeptiTech, Inc. 70 Commercial Street, Suite 3 Lewiston, ME 04240	Textile filter Trickling Filter	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: July 27, 2007
Singulair	Singulair 960 and 960 DN	Siegmund Environmental Services, Inc. 49 Pavilion Avenue Providence, RI 02905	Aerobic Treatment Unit	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: January 3, 2008
Sludgehammer	Sludgehammer Alternative Treatment System	Sludgehammer Group Ltd 336 Division Road Petoskey, MI 49770	SAS Aeration with Bacterial Augmentation	To enhance and maintain performance of properly functioning SAS. Approval: August 27, 2009
Smith & Loveless FAST System	Modular FAST	Smith & Loveless, Inc. 14040 Santa Fe Trail Drive Lenexa, KS 66215	Aerobic Treatment Unit	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: April 4, 2006
Waterloo Biofilter	Biofilter	Waterloo Biofilter System, Inc. 143 Dennis Street Rockwood, NT, N0B 2K0	Trickling Filter	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: March 26, 2007

Certified for Provisional Use See approval letters and O&M checklists for all technologies certified for Provisional Use.
Technology	Model(s)	Company	Technology Description	Approved Use
Advantex	Advantex AX20	Orenco Systems, Inc. 814 Airways Ave. Sutherlin, OR 97479	Aerobic Treatment Unit with UV protected fiberglass reinforced plastic module	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 System Approval: July 21, 2010
Amphidrome	Amphidrome Process	F.R. Mahony & Associates, Inc. 273 Weymouth Street Rockland, MA 02370	Submerged Attached-Growth Sequencing Bioreactor	BOD, TSS, and Nitrogen Reduction Approval: November 16, 2011
Bioclere	16 Series designed for less than 2,000 gpd	Aquapoint 259A Samuel Barnet Blvd. New Bedford, MA 02745	Trickling Filter	Equivalent to Conventional Title 5 system Approval: March 4, 2011
Bioclere	24, 30, and 36 series designed for flows between 2,000 gpd to 10,000 gpd	Aquapoint 259A Samuel Barnet Blvd. New Bedford, MA 02745	Trickling Filter	Equivalent to Conventional Title 5 system Approval: September 21, 2010
FAST for residential > 2,000 gpd and non-residential 0 to 10,000 gpd by Bio-Microbics, Inc.	MicroFAST, High Strength FAST, and NitriFAST models 3.0, 4, 5, and 9.0. For flows between 2,000 to 10,000gpd	Bio-Microbics, Inc. 8450 Cole Parkway Shawnee, KS 66227	Aerobic Treatment Unit	BOD₅, TSS, and Nitrogen reduction Approval: March 11, 2010
Nitrex	Nitrex Filters	Lombardo Associates, Inc 49 Edge Hill Road Newton, MA 02467	Filter with nitrate reactive media	BOD₅, TSS, Nitrogen Reduction Approval: September 2, 2010
SeptiTech Treatment System	400N, 550N, 750N, 1200N, 1500N, 3000N	SeptiTech, Inc 220 Lewiston Road Gray, ME 04039	Trickling Filter	SeptiTech Treatment System Approval: September 21, 2010
Smith & Loveless Modular FAST	Modular FAST 2,000 to 10,000 gpd	Smith & Loveless, Inc 14040 Santa Fe Trail Drive Lenexa, KS 66215	Aerobic Treatment Unit	Equivalent to Conventional Title 5 system Approval: September 21, 2010
Waterloo Biofilter	Biofilter < 2,000 gpd	Waterloo Biofilter System, Inc 143 Dennis Street Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0	Trickling Filter	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: September 1, 2010
Waterloo Biofilter	Biofilter Between 2,000 and 10,000 gpd	Waterloo Biofilter System, Inc 143 Dennis Street Rockwood, ON N0B 2K0	Trickling Filter	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: September 1, 2010

Approved for Piloting See approval letters and O&M checklists for all technologies approved for piloting use.
Technology	Model(s)	Company	Technology Description	Approved Use
Bio Barrier MBR WWT System	Bio Barrier MBR	Biomicrobics Inc. 8450 Cole Parkway Shawnee, KS 66227	Aerobic and anaerobic	BOD, TSS, and Nitrogen Reduction Approval: June 8, 2011
Nitrex-Plus	Nitrex Plus	Lombardo Associates, Inc. 49 Edge Hill Road Newton, MA 02467-1170	Filter with nitrate-reactive media	BOD₅ and TSS Removal Nitrogen Reduction Approval: February 26, 2007
Omni-Cycle System	OmniSystem	OMNI Environmental Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 128/465 East Falmouth Hwy Falmouth, MA 02536	Recirculating Sand Filter and anoxic tank	BOD₅ and TSS Removal Nitrogen Reduction Approval: January 16, 2009
Omni Recirculating Sand Filter System	RSF System	OMNI Environmental Systems, Inc. P.O. Box 128/465 East Falmouth Hwy Falmouth, MA 02536	Recirculating Sand Filter	BOD₅ and TSS Removal Nitrogen Reduction Approval: April 4, 2005
RID	RID Phosphorus Removal System	Lombardo Associates, Inc. 49 Edge Hill Road Newton, MA 02467-1170	Upflow filter	Phosphorus removal Approval: February 18, 2009
RUCK	CFT System	North Coast Technologies, LLC 200 Main Street, Suite 201 Falmouth, MA 02540	Aerobic RUCK filter	Nitrogen Removal Approval: June 28, 2007

Approved for Remedial Use See approval letters and O&M checklists for all technologies approved for remedial use.
Technology	Model(s)	Company	Technology Description	Approved Use
Composting Toilets	Compliant with Title 5	Generic	Composting Toilet	Composting toilets as described in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.289(3))
Bottomless Sand Filters	Compliant with Title 5	Generic	Sand Filter	BOD₅ and TSS removal
Recirculating Sand Filters	Compliant with Title 5	Generic	Sand Filter	BOD₅ and TSS removal
AdvanTex Treatment Systems	AX-15, AX-20 and AX-100	Orenco Systems, Inc. 814 Airways Avenue Sutherlin, OR 97479	Textile media aerobic treatment	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: March 28, 2008
Aerobic Recovery System(TM) Septic Restoration Process (formerly Aero-Stream)	Models 101, 102, 103 and 104	Aero-Stream LLC On-Site Treatment Systems(TM) W300 N7706 Christine Lane Hartland, WI 53029	SAS Aeration with Bacterial Augmentation	Restoration of failed SAS Approval: May 12, 2011
Amphidrome	Amphidrome Process	F.R. Mahony & Associates, Inc. 131 Weymouth Street Rockland, MA 02370	Submerged Attached-Growth Sequencing Bioreactor	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: January 23, 2008
Bioclere	16, 22, 24, and 30 series	Aquapoint 259A Samuel Barnet Blvd. New Bedford, MA 02745	Trickling Filter	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: January 18, 2008
BUSSE-MF System	Models B-220, 440, 660, 880, 1000, 1500, 2000	Busse Green Technologies Inc. 1101 South Euclid Ave. Oak Park, IL 60304	Activated sludge process and a membrane process (biological-filtration)	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: December 4, 2009
Cromaglass Wastewater Treatment System	CA-5, CA-12, CA-15, CA-25, CA-30, CA-50, CA-60, CA-100, CA-120, CA-150	Cromaglass Corporation P.O. Box 3215 2902 N. Reach Road Williamsport, PA 17701	Sequencing Batch Reactor	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: January 23, 2008
Enviro-Septic Wastewater Treatment System	Enviro-Septic System	Presby Enviromental Inc. 143 Airport Road Whitefield, NH 03598	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in bed configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: November 8, 2011
Eljen In-Drain Systems	Type B43 and A42	Eljen Corporation 125 McKee Street East Hartford, CT 06108	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: November 8, 2011
GEO-flow Pipe Leaching System	GeoFlow Pipe Leaching System	Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.(ADS) 4640 Trueman Boulevard Hilliard, OH 43026	Alternative SAS* * Bed only	Alternative SAS in trench, bed, or gallery configurations with 40% reduction in size with effluent loading rates specified in Title 5 (310 CMR 15.242). Approval: November 8, 2011
Hoots Aerobic Systems	Hoots Aerobic H-Series H-500A, H-600A, H-750A and H-1000A	Hoots Aerobic Systems Inc. 2885 Highway 14 East Lake Charles, LA 70607	Aeration device with indigenous bacteria	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: June 30, 2009
Low-Rate Intermittent Sand Filter	Orenco Low-Rate Filter	Saneco, Inc. Box 9B 65 Eastern Avenue Essex, MA 01929	Sand Filter	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: March 11, 2008
MicroFAST	MicroFAST, High Strength FAST, and NitriFAST	Bio-Microbics, Inc. 8450 Cole Parkway Shawnee, KS 66227	Aerobic Treatment Unit	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: January 23, 2008
ModularFAST	Modular FAST	Smith & Loveless, Inc. 14040 Santa Fe Trail Drive Lenexa, KS 66215	Aerobic Treatment Unit	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: January 24, 2008
Perc-Rite Subsurface Drip Wastewater Disposal System	Drip DisposalSystem	American Manufacturing Co. Inc. 22011 Greenhouse Rd Elkwood, VA 22718	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS trench-drip irrigation Approval: March 4, 2011
Pirana System	Pirana System	SepTech/Pirana System 1875 Joy Road Occidental, CA 95465	SAS Aeration with Bacterial Augmentation	Restoration of failed SAS Approval: September 22, 2011
Puraflo	Puraflo Peat Fiber Biofilter	Bord na Mona Environmental Products U.S. Inc. 4106 Bernau Avenue Greensboro, NC 27407	Aerobic Treatment unit	Equivalent to conventional Title 5 system Approval: January 18, 2008
SeptiTech Treatment Systems	SeptiTech 300, 400, 550, 750, 1200 3000, and SeptiTech Engineered Systems	SeptiTech, Inc. 220 Lewiston Road Gray, ME 04039	Aerobic Treatment unit	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: February 6, 2008
Singulair Bio-Kinetic Wastewater Treatment System	Singulair and Singulair Green models	NORWECO, Inc. 220 Republic Street Norwalk, OH 44857	Aerobic treatment	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: February 25, 2011
Sludgehammer Alternative Treatment System	Sludgehammer	Sludgehammer Group Ltd 336 Division Road Petoskey, MI 49770	SAS Aeration with Bacterial Augmentation	Restoration of failed SAS Approval: December 22, 2010
Soilair	RF-3952TB, 3952MP, 5264MP, 5295MP, 9858MP, 15652MP, 21650MP, 29450MP	Geomatrix, LLC 114 Mill Rock Road East Old Saybrook, CT 06475	SAS Aeration	SAS restoration Approval: November 2, 2010
Subsurface Drip Wastewater Disposal System	Drip Disposal System	Geoflow Inc. 500 Tamal Plaza, Suite 506 Corte Madera, CA 94925	Alternative SAS	Alternative SAS trench-drip irrigation Approval: June 22, 2010
Waterloo Biofilter	Biofilter	Waterloo Biofilter System, Inc. 143 Dennis Street Rockwood, ONT, N0B 2K0	Trickling Filter	BOD₅ and TSS removal Approval: March 6, 2008
White Knight Inoculator / Generator Alternative Treatment System	White Knight System	Knight Treatment Systems 281 County Route 51A Oswego, NY 13126	SAS Aeration with Bacterial Augmentation	Restoration of failed SAS Approval: December 22, 2010

I/A Technologies with Nitrogen Reduction Credit

A number of the technologies listed above have received nitrogen reduction credit as part of their technology approvals:

General Use Certification

Recirculating Sand Filters - Generic (25 mg/L TN) up to 10,000 GPD
Ruck (19 mg/L TN) up to 2,000 GPD
MicroFAST (19 or 25 mg/L TN) up to 2,000 GPD - residential flows only

Provisional Use Approvals

Advantex
Amphidrome
Bioclere *
FAST
Mod FAST
SeptiTech
Waterloo Biofilter
Nitrex

* Bioclere has reached limit for installed systems.

Piloting Use Approvals

Bio Barrier MBR WWT System
Nitrex Plus
Norweco Singulair
OMNI-Cycle System
OMNI Recirculating Sand Filter System
RID Phosphorus Removal System
RUCK CFT

Using a Technology Not Currently Approved for Use in Massachusetts

You have several options if you are interested in using a technology not approved for use by MassDEP:

For new construction, the technology manufacturer can apply to MassDEP for Piloting Approval, Provisional Use Approval, or for General Use Certification. Once the technology use approval has been issued, you can apply for approval to install it on your property. Click here for information on MassDEP's approval process.
You can apply to MassDEP for a site-specific approval to pilot a technology on your property. To pilot an I/A technology for new construction, including an increase in design flow, you must show that the property could support a conventional system; this provision provides for a back-up in case the piloted system fails.
You can apply for a site-specific approval to pilot a technology on your property when it is used to replace an existing failed, failing or a nonconforming system, so long as there is no increase in design flow to the system.

For site-specific piloting, you must apply to both your local Board of Health and to MassDEP.